Toy tank-car



a. P. BREESE.-

TOY TANK CAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. Hr. 1918.

Patented Apr. 5|, 1921.

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A TTORNEY R. P. BREESE.

TOY TANK CAR.. APPLlcATloN FILED rE.14. 191s.

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TOY TANK-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr'. 5, 1921.

Application led February 14, 1918. Serial No. 217,085.

T 0 all whom t may concern ,Be it known that I, ROBERT' P. Brennen, acitizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York, inthe county `of New York and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Tmprovements in Toy TankeCars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates totoys and is particularly directed to a toy tankcar which simulates the tanks used in modern warfare or the tractorsused on rocky or uneven land.

My main object is to provide a toy tank car of the character referred toabove which shall be highly amusing to children, easily opefated andmanipulated by them, neat in appearance, compact in construction, andinexpensive tomanufacture. n

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear from thedetailed description and the features of novelty will be particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawing accompanying this specification and forming a materialpart thereof; u

Figure 1 is an elevational view of one embodiment of this inventionpartly broken away to show the driving mechanism, and

Fig. 2 is a similar plan view.

Referring in detail to the drawing the toy tank car is seen to be madeup of a frame comprising two preferably substantially oblong side pieces10 of the general shape and contour of tank cars or tractors and thecross pieces l1 and a top piece 12. These frame pieces may be made ofwood or metal or of any other suitable material preferably colored tosimulate the appear* ance of a tank car, and are held together in somesuitable manner such as by joints or by screws 13. To further give thetoy the appearance of a war tank car or a fort, metal strips 14 may beattached and these strips have little knobs 15 punched out in them togive the appearance of rivets. These strips, too, may of course becolored to match the color of the main frame. I further provide the sidepieces with properly shaped extensions 16 held thereto as by the screws17 and projecting from these extensions are the hollow members 18 havingthe appearance of a cannon.

Each of the side pieces 10 is provided with a continuous chain 19passing thereover and held taut and guided by the idle spur wheels 2OVmounted on the shafts 20 projecting from slots 21 cut in the ends of theside pieces. These chains 19 may be driven simultaneously by somesuitable driving mechanism such as clock work or by toy electric motor22 of which the terminals 23 are supplied from a dry battery 24 bysuitable connection to the battery terminals 25. One form of suitablegear and shaft arrangement is shown in the drawing and is seen toconsist of a motor driven shaft 26 having on one end of this shaft asmall spur gearj 27 which meshes with the large gear 28 on one end ofthe shaft 29. This shaft 29 carries on the other end a spur gear A30inmesh with the large gear 31 on one end of the shaft 32. The shaft 32carries on the other end a small spur gear 33 which meshes with thelarge gear 34 mounted on one end of the shaft 35. On the other end ofthis shaft is mounted a small spur gear 36 in mesh with a large gear 37on the shaft 38 disposed aboveV the motor driven shaft 26. This shaft 38also carries the small spur gear 39 which meshes with the large gear 40mounted on the main drive shaft 41. The chain drive consists of two spurgears 42, 43 mounted on each end of the main shaft 41. These gears 42and 43 project through suitable slots 44 in the side of the framemembers 10. It will be clear from the gear as de-.

scribed that the motor, clock mechanism, or the like driving means maythus be made to operate the main shaft which transmits motionsimultaneously to both chains.

It will be of course understood that a Suitable switch 45 may beprovided for closing and opening the motor circuit. A' suitableresilient connector 46 may further be provided to make contact with thebattery terminals when the battery is placed in position as shown inFig. l.

47 indicates a plate having a slot 48 at one end and a screw 49extending through said slot into thev casing, to holdthe plate 47 infixed position. A hole 50 is made in the opposite end of the plate 47and serves as a bearing for the axle of the sprocket wheel. There is asimilar construction in the opposite side of the body, and by means ofthis construction the adjustment of the chains is effected, and therebythey are guided and kept taut. j

Havingfthus described my invention, I claimas new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. A toy tank car comprising two substantially oblong shaped verticalside pieces, tractor chains mounted on the periphery of said sidepieces, means comprising an electric motor within said :trame fordriving said chains, and means for guiding and keeping said chains taut.

2. A toy tank car comprising two substantially oblong shaped verticalside pieces, tractor chains mounted on the periphery of said sidepieces, means comprising an electric motor Within said frame for drivingsaid chains, and adjustable means for guiding and keeping said chainstaut.

3. A toy tank car comprising a .frame having two substantiallyoblongshaped vertical side pieces, tractor chains mounted on the periphery ofsaid side pieces, means comprising an electric motor within said framefor driving Said chains, means for guiding and keeping said chains taut,and means for adjusting said last mentioned means. l Y

- 4:. A toy tank car comprising aV frame having two substantially oblongvertical shaped side pieces, tractor chains mounted on the periphery ofsaid side pieces, and means for driving said chains, said meanscomprising an electric motor, a motor shaft driven thereby, a maindriving shaft car Vrying a driving gear on each end thereof,

and means for transmitting motion from said motor driven shaft to saidmain shaft.

5. A toy tank car comprising two substantially oblong shaped verticalside pieces, tractor chains mounted on the periphery of said sidepieces, said side pieces having slots formed therein adjacent the endsthereof, means within said frame for driving said chains, and meansguiding said chains, said means comprising idle spur wheels projectingthrough said slots 4to be in engagement with said chains.

Signed atNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York thisfourth day of February A. D. 1918.

ROBERT POTTER BREESE.

Witnesses:

- CHARLES E. W'ARD,

CHARLES L. LIGHTENHOME?

